In a message dated 4/16/98 2:03:06 PM EST, atodd@UH.EDU writes: << Next week sometime, I'll be installing a set of hammers/shanks/butts on a Mason & Hamlin vertical. Something I have not figured out yet, probably because I haven't done enough verticals, is how to end up with a nice straight line of butt catchers when you're finished. I install hammers by gluing the shanks into the hammer first so as to be sure of a good glue joint/collar. There is always some play at the shank/butt area, so how does one end up with the shanks on the rest rail and the butt catchers still nice and level (such as on a Yamaha or other carefully built piano)? In the 3-4 yrs. I've been on the list, I don't remember seeing this talked about. Suggestions? Ideas? Thanks. Avery ___ >> Hi Avery, I use two straight edges-one on the catchers and one on the hammer rail. Install sample hammers at the end of each section and clamp a straight edge to the catchers to use in aligning them. Set the other straight edge between the hammer rest rail felt and the sample hammer shanks. Use the play you mentioned to align the catchers and the hammers with the respective straight edges. Like Carl Root, I use hot hide for this job. Good luck, Dale Dale Probst Registered Piano Technician Ward & Probst, Inc. Piano & Organ Service Wichita Falls, TX
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